Ingredients: ¼ lb penne pasta 1 eggplant, chopped 1 tsp salt, approximately ¼ cup olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 cans crushed tomatoes, undrained 1/3 cup tomato paste 2 tsp vinegar 1 Tbs. granulated sugar 1 tsp. dried oregano ¼ cup large pitted olives 7 oz. feta cheese, chopped 4 […]
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Mediterranean Grilled Vegetable Salad
Tender grilled eggplant, zucchini, red peppers, and potatoes are tossed with Greek vinaigrette and topped with a bit of crumbled Feta cheese for a little extra zing. This is a great Summer side dish or light vegetarian main course. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Yield: 4 – 6 servings Ingredients: Olive oil for brushing vegetables […]
Salata me Halloumi & Psita Lahanika (Salad with Halloumi & Grilled Vegetables)
Ingredients: 1 curly endive (chicory) 1 curly lettuce Some arugula or spinach 2 eggplant flask 6 small zucchini 2-3 peppers 2 packets halloumi Sauce Ingredients: 1/2 cup of olive oil 4 tbsp of lemon juice 1 tbsp of mustard 1/2 cup of water Parsley Little basil Little mint Salt Method Wash all the zucchinis and […]
Salads
Mediterranean Greek Salad Greek Pasta Salad Greek Orzo Salad Greek Garbanzo Bean Salad Traditional Greek salad Greek Hot Potato Salad Greek Swirls Salad Athenian Salad (Salata Athenas) Greek tuna salad Saganaki Greek salad Basic Recipe for Greek Salad Dressing Cos (Romaine) Lettuce Salad – Maroulosalata Zorba salad Beetroot – Pandzaria Salad recipe 1 Beetroot – […]
Feta – Greek Cheese
Feta is a white cheese and is the most consumed cheese in Greece. It’s also the most widely exported Greek cheese. And feta cheese is exclusively Greek. In 2005, after sixteen years of hot debate, the European Union’s highest court decreed that “feta” is protected as a traditional Greek product, and that none of the […]
Byzantine cuisine – Wild greens and vegetables
Due to fasting, the Byzantines incorporated fresh vegetables and wild greens in their meals much more often than the ancient Greeks, although the varieties consumed in both historic periods did not vary considerably. Compared with the modern age, fresh vegetables and wild greens were given different names and varied in their cooking method; for these […]
Vegetables & Pulse Greek recipes
Boiled/Stewed Veggie Sides Stewed Green Beans and Zucchini Lahano Katsarolas: Stewed Cabbage with Mint Hortarika sto Fourno: Oven-Stewed Mixed Vegetables Horta me Kolokythakia: Greens with Baby Zucchini Arakas me Anitho: Dilled Peas with Peppers Arakas me Aginares: Dilled Peas with Artichoke Hearts Creamed Mixed Greens with Smoked Bacon & Yogurt Broccoli with Latholemono (Oil and […]
Poultry Greek recipes
Chicken Smothered with Onions and Feta One-Pot Chicken Simmered with Artichokes and Served with Tomato-Egg-Lemon Sauce Stuffed Chicken in a Pot Quails in Bread Quail Preserved in Olive Oil Kotopoulo Stifatho (Stifado): Chicken and Onion Stew Chicken Stew with Cinnamon – Chicken Kapama Kotopoulo me Yiaourti: Baked Chicken with Yogurt Kotopoulo me Bamies: Chicken & […]
Greek Cuisine
Greek cuisine(Greek: ελληνική κουζίνα) is a Mediterranean cuisine,sharing characteristics with the cuisines of Italy, the Balkans, Turkey, and the Levant. Contemporary Greek cookery makes wide use of olive oil, vegetables and herbs, grains and bread, wine, fish, and various meats, including poultry, rabbit and pork. Also important are olives, cheese, eggplant (aubergine), courgette, and yogurt. […]
Favorite Greek Finger Foods
Greeks love to sit around a table of small plates of delicious food, sharing the food and good company. Here are some favorite dishes that require no utensils. Just grab and enjoy! Listed in alphabetical order. 1. 3-Cheese Eggplant Appetizer Rolls – Bourekakia Melitzanas A mixture of three delicious cheeses marks the filling for thin […]